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A survey of enterprise customers conducted by SiliconANGLE and theCUBE Research last year found that there was clear momentum toward adoption of open-table formats such as Apache Iceberg. The experience of technology platform company Komodo Health Inc. provides further evidence that the …
Snowflake prepares for AI-ready data era with agent-driven platform enhancements
At Snowflake Inc.’s annual conference in June, the company introduced several platform updates designed to expand interoperability, improve performance and reduce operational cost. The focus of these enhancements was artificial intelligence and how Snowflake intends to help customers embrace the agentic revolution. “It’s …
NetApp fuels Aston Martin F1 team’s data insights and race car performance
In Formula One racing, where cars move through a racecourse at speeds that can exceed 230 miles per hour, every millisecond matters. In its quest to maximize race car performance, the Aston Martin Formula One Team relies on Net App Inc.’s infrastructure for …
NetApp and Intel launch AIPod Mini to simplify AI deployment
NetApp Inc. and Intel Corp. recently unveiled a jointly developed solution to reduce customer friction in AI deployment. The offering, AIPod Mini, removes the need for deep data science familiarity and reduces complexity through a combination of Intel Xeon 6 processors, an …
Object First and Ootbi team up on backup storage for the AI era
Having a backup storage system that can be trusted to bring critical data back quickly in the event of a ransomware attack is emerging as a key requirement in enterprise cybersecurity. This need is also a core tenet for Object First Inc., …
AI and ML drive Infinidat’s approach to enterprise storage performance and protection
Is there a place for artificial intelligence and machine learning in today’s enterprise storage technology? Infinidat Ltd.’s data storage system offerings demonstrate how AI/ML can be leveraged for primary storage at scale. Infinidat employs Neural Cache, a patented technology driven by AI …
Ex-Snowflake execs launch Genesis Computing to ease data pipeline burnout with AI agents
Two Snowflake Inc. executives left the company last year to start a new venture designed to leverage agentic AI and simplify data operations. The startup, Genesis Computing Inc., is backed with investment from Snowflake itself, and the agents are focused on streamlining …
Data strategy helps Snowflake improve marketing initiatives and enhance channel integration
When AI and data come together, marketing initiatives for a business can suddenly become more powerful. This has been the experience of Denise Persson (pictured, right), a nine-year veteran of Snowflake Inc., who is the company’s chief marketing officer. Persson has found …
The new data stack: Unifying OLTP, lakes and graphs for scalable AI
Powering AI at scale requires an infrastructure that can rapidly unlock the value of data. This is leading to a world where data lakes and graph databases are becoming valuable tools for driving analytic workloads. As this infrastructure matures, connectivity will be …
G-III Apparel turns to composable architecture as edge application growth surges
Industry research indicates that the number of production applications running in edge locations will expand significantly within the next three years. The problem is that technical resources at the edge have not yet caught up with the scale of application growth. The …